February 23 - Saint Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, martyr (d. 155) - Apparition of Mary Immaculate Mother of Victory to Cäcilia Geyer (Wangen/Wigratzbad, Germany, 1938 – approved) "If Our Lady wants you to
February 21 - 1st Sunday of Lent - Saint Peter Damian, Doctor of the Church (d. 1072) - 6th apparition in Lourdes (France) Hoping against all hope with Mary at the foot of the Cross One of the texts of
February 18 – 3rd apparition of Lourdes - Feast of Saint Bernadette (France only) When Bernadette confided in the Virgin Mary Bernadette's religious vocation was sparked in an extraordinary way, but her [...] matters is to do things well." All of her actions were in accord with this goal. 30 years before Sainte Therese of Lisieux, Bernadette accomplished all her mundane daily chores with love. The Church has
Gospel.’ Saint John XXIII dedicated his first encyclical to the Rosary. Saint Paul VI’s first general audience, on the day after his election, was dedicated to the Rosary. Not to mention Saint John Paul [...] February 22 - The Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle - Blessed Isabella of France (d. 1270), founder of a convent dedicated to the "Humility of Our Lady" The Rosary is a weapon against our common enemy In an [...] Rosary? And first of all, when did it begin?" Father William: "Tradition says that it was given to Saint Dominic by the Virgin Mary herself, in the 12th century. It gradually acquired its present form in
February 20 – Saint Jacinta Marto, visionary of Fatima (d. 1920) Through Christ, we have become children of Mary The Blessed Virgin Mary is the only human actor in the history of Salvation. Mary saw it
Wednesday - The Seven Holy Founders of the Servants of Mary - 1941: Saint Maximilien Kolbe is arrested The Virgin presented two crowns Saint Maximilian Kolbe, a 20th-century Polish priest and martyr, was born
February 10 - Saint Scholastica – King Louis XIII consecrated France to Mary (1638) Feast of the Assumption of Mary: A major national holiday in France In 1636, the Blessed Virgin asked Mother Anne Marie
January 28 - Our Lady of the People (Italy, 1771) - Saint Thomas Aquinas The most beloved and venerated Marian icon The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome is the oldest church dedicated to [...] mysticism of icons, which allows us to live a true encounter with God, with Our Lady and with the saints. Adapted from: Zenit.fr
1428) - Saint Joan of France, foundress of the Order of the Virgin Mary known as the Annonciade (d. 1505) The Order of the Virgin Mary The Order of the Virgin Mary or the Annonciade was founded by Saint Joan [...] changed to Brother Gabriel-Maria by the pope of the time because of his zeal for the Virgin Mary. Saint Joan died on February 4, 1505, at the age of 40. She was canonized by Pope Pius XII on April 28, 1950
January 30 - Saint John Chrysostom (Eastern Liturgies) Mary unties knots and reconciles people! My husband is Spanish. His family has had big conflicts in the past, between his parents and all the brothers
